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5 things I love is a monthly feature on the blog which gives you a little peek into my brain by showing you five different things that I just can’t get enough of right at this moment. Links, videos, recipes, books…anything, really, that inspires me and makes me happy. 1. A little bit of history I stumbled upon this story of an apartment in Paris that was abandoned just before
We go to the store, we buy a set of matching dishes, and we bring them home. We set the table, one identical setting after another. But what if we didn’t? What if we mismatched our dishes? I’m going to show you what happens when dishes don’t match. Do you LOVE it? This is my sister Marni’s eclectic collection of plates. She began collecting from antique shops about a year
Jon and I use our cast iron skillet all. the. time. Before we had one, I had no idea why I’d want one. Why WOULD you want one, you ask? Well, I have nine reasons, friend. (Think of anything I missed? Let me know in the comments!) Well-seasoned cast iron is non-stick But there isn’t any teflon in it (which might be harmful to your health) Easy to clean It’s
I told Jon I was going downstairs to take a picture of the apple chips for the blog. He said, “Then you’re going to bring them up here so we can eat them all, right?” Right. And what you see in that little bowl is gone now (plus I brought extra, and that’s gone too.) And the rest of the batch will be gone by tomorrow, guaranteed. One time, Jon
How old do you think these flowers are? I’ll just tell you…they’re two weeks old! I bought them in a $5 bouquet at the grocery store two weeks ago. I weeded out the sorry-looking ones today, gave them a fresh cut and got to admiring how some of the flowers are still holding up. Here’s a look at the spider mum: Not quite as fresh as the daisies (the petals
Oh, my. I wish you could smell this. I wish I could transmit smell via blog post. I wish I had this smell all over my life. Is it just me?
Allow me to present a new regular feature on the blog, in which I will give you a little peek into my brain by showing you five different things that I just can’t get enough of right at this moment. Links, videos, recipes, books…anything, really, that inspires me and makes me happy. I plan to make it a monthly post, and it will allow us to get to know one
I totally realize this is the third post in a row about gardening–can you tell what’s on my mind lately? I promise my next post will be on another topic for a change, but I really wanted to share this, and I haven’t been able to find photos of this anywhere else on the internet. As you know, I started a bunch of seeds inside a few weeks ago. I
When you read blogs and articles about gardening, you get a lot of good advice. Pretty consistently, you’ll hear what you should do before you get started, what tools you should have, what you should avoid doing, and so on. This post is not about that. As I begin my third season as a gardener, I’m going to tell you about a bunch of things I messed up. Because today
First off, I know it’s Wednesday. But I didn’t get my pictures off my camera right away, but there’s some GOOD ones, and I feel the need to share them with you. Okay? Okay. Who else enjoyed a balmy-weathered weekend? It was absolutely beautiful here, 65-70 and sunny, I even spent enough time outside Sunday to necessitate sunscreen. It smelled like the beach and made me happy. My big accomplishment
